eigenfrequency

eigenfrequency

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe
Proto-Germanic *aiganą
Proto-Germanic *aiganaz
Proto-West Germanic *aigan
Old High German eigan
Middle High German eigen
German eigenbor.
English eigen-
English frequency
English eigenfrequency

    From eigen- + frequency.

    Noun

    eigenfrequency (plural eigenfrequencies)

    1. Natural frequency: the frequency at which a system tends to oscillate in the absence of any driving or damping force.
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